Nadler’s Requests & The Youngest Contender (with Pete Buttigieg)

Show Notes

Pete Buttigieg is the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and a possible candidate for president in 2020. A Rhodes Scholar and U.S. Navy Reserve veteran, Buttigieg was elected at age of 29. He’s the author of a new book, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor’s Challenge and a Model for America’s Future.

REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL:

Q&A and button

The House Judiciary Committee’s Document Requests, issued on 3/4/19, to 81 recipients

Representative Jerry Nadler’s interview on This Week (3/3/19), where he says impeachment is “a long way away”

An overview of Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy, plus a chapter by Professor Michael Sandal, who helps break down Kantian ethics (and how it compares to a utilitarian perspective)

Labels and etymology

A fact check from the Washington Post about the application of the word “socialism,” and its shifting usage in politics (historical and present); Plus analysis from Gallup polls on Americans’ perception of socialism

An explanation from Merriam-Webster Dictionary on the origin and etymology of the word “liberal”

A definition of “progressive” plus an article from the NYT Magazine analyzing the use of the word “progressive” in politics

Presidential politics and policy

Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar’s announcement, in the middle of a snowstorm